MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shabazz Napier said UConn is back where it belongs. He clearly meant that in the general sense.

Excepting those in charge of the conference realignment merry-go-round, most everybody agrees that UConn belongs in the Big East, pllaying this week at Madison Square Garden, enjoying a good, old-fashioned round of Big East roughhousing. Venturing to southwestern Tennessee to play a conference tournament was not in the specifics.